6 days ago · The scene near Roosevelt Boulevard after a small plane crashed near Roosevelt Mall, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Philadelphia. (Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) Authorities sifted through burned cars and charred debris Saturday to gather clues that might explain why an air ambulance ...

5 days ago · Editor: I invite the Tetrahedron Outdoor Club (TOC) to make 2024 their last year airlifting firewood into Tetrahedron Provincial Park. Given the carbon intensity of helicopters and jet fuel, and the precariousness of our local and global climate, this use of fossil fuels is egregious.

5 days ago · Composer and transcriptionist Richard Charter travelled to Gibsons for the opening of his exhibition of visual works.Michael Gurney photo Fusing music and polyester threads, an artist now exhibiting at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery does more than read between the lines: he uses the lines themselves ...

6 days ago · Overall in 2024, the department received 381 callouts, which is up from 326 in 2023, but down from 407 in 2022. “Call volume is expected to rise over the next few years,” said fire chief Rob Michael’s quarterly report to Gibsons committee of the whole, held Jan. 21.

3 days ago · The SCRD has confirmed that BC Transit service is cancelled for the rest of Monday. Information will come later about Tuesday's bus service. The SCRD has further confirmed that the SCRD recreation facilities will open later than usual Tuesday, scheduled for 10 a.m. with any changes or updates shared in the morning.

5 days ago · Injured Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic smiles as he holds the game ball in a time out during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, in Dallas. (AP Photo/LM Otero) Luka Doncic led Dallas to the NBA Finals last season. Anthony Davis ...

5 days ago · Performances of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat take place at Chatelech Secondary School on Feb. 28, March 1, 7 and 8 (at 7 p.m.) and March 2 and 9 at 2 p.m. Tickets ($20) are now available from Sew Easy in Sechelt and the One Flower One Leaf gallery in Gibsons.

5 days ago · VANCOUVER — The first widespread snowfall of winter has hit Metro Vancouver, with up to 20 centimetres expected and more on the way. Environment Canada says in a snowfall warning that "intense flurries" could cause heavy accumulation and cut visibility on roads, and while snowfalls are expected to taper Sunday afternoon, another round is developing.

6 days ago · CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Six Americans who had been detained in Venezuela in recent months were freed by the government of President Nicolás Maduro after he met Friday with a Trump administration official tasked with urging the authoritarian leader to take back deported migrants who have committed crimes in the United States.

6 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has conducted coordinated airstrikes against Islamic State operatives in Somalia, the first attacks in the African nation during President Donald Trump’s second term. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White ...